CVE-2010-0012

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.

• CWE-22

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.htmlMailing List
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37993Broken Link
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38005Broken Link
• http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/transmission/transmission_1.22-1+lenny2.diff.gzBroken Link
• http://trac.transmissionbt.com/changeset/9829/Patch
• http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-1.77Broken Link
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1967Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-devel-changes%40lists.debian.org/msg264483.htmlPatch
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/2Mailing List
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/4Mailing List
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0071Permissions Required
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55454Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/500625Issue Tracking, Patch
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00009.htmlMailing List
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37993Broken Link
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38005Broken Link
• http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/t/transmission/transmission_1.22-1+lenny2.diff.gzBroken Link
• http://trac.transmissionbt.com/changeset/9829/Patch
• http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-1.77Broken Link
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1967Third Party Advisory
• http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-devel-changes%40lists.debian.org/msg264483.htmlPatch
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/2Mailing List
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/06/4Mailing List
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0071Permissions Required
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55454Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/500625Issue Tracking, Patch

Published

Jan 8, 2010

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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